Mock Draft  —  The Devil Rays will make Vanderbilt lefthander David Price the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 draft, which begins today at 2 p.m. Eastern.  That's no surprise, as other clubs have said for weeks that they would have been surprised if Tampa Bay had gone in a different direction.

Mills set for draft party  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The plan, at least, is that by the time the game between the Red Sox and A's starts this afternoon, Beau Mills will know his fate.  —  If that's the case, and just about everyone in the Red Sox dugout hopes it is, there will be quite …

Notes: Gambler close to return  —  Lefty Rogers optimistic after tossing simulated game  —  ARLINGTON — Left-hander Kenny Rogers felt good while pitching a two-inning simulated game on Tuesday, leaving both the pitcher and his manager optimistic he will rejoin the Tigers' rotation before the end of June.

Schilling falls one out shy of no-hitter  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Maybe the next time a Boston pitcher takes a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, he'll listen to catcher Jason Varitek.  —  Curt Schilling came within one out of his first career no-hitter Thursday, losing his bid …

Teixeira heads early deadline shopping list … There are 54 shopping days left until the trade deadline.  So it's time to make out those shopping lists.  —  Now unfortunately, the Psychics Hotline didn't return our calls, so we don't know for sure yet who's going to be buying and who's going to be selling.

Philippe Aumont … With the 11th pick in the first round pick, the M's selected Philipee Aumont, an 18-year-old 6′7 RHP from Quebec.  Here's a video of Aumont from the MLB Scouting Bureau, and there's a brief scouting report on him from the MLB.com draft tracker page.

Shuffle At The Top  —  Jim Callis, on his way to a Chicagoland studio to participate in ESPN's draft coverage, reports the Royals appear to have settled on Mike Moustakas with the No. 2 overall pick.  That would slide Josh Vitters to the Cubs at No. 3.  The Royals looked like they were on Vitters …

In Case You Missed It . . .  With the draft and preparations for the 2007 Futures Game in San Francisco next month, things can get a little hairy around the Baseball America World Headquarters here in Durham, NC at this time of year.  —  So in case you might have missed it, here are some happenings around the minors:

Gameday Triple Play  —  "Plate discipline though is difficult to measure.  Good plate discipline can mean swinging at the first pitch, fouling off the fifth, taking the tenth; it's about hitting when it's possible to do so and walking when not.  If it's possible to hit, a walk is a relative failure.

MLB Amateur Draft: Pirates pick 4th, but they may have limited options  —  Rose Palmisano, The Orange County Register  —  Josh Vitters, a third baseman for Anaheim (Calif.) Cypress High School tops the Pirates' wish list.  —  The Pirates face a bunch of questions concerning …

Premium Nats Tickets to Rise  —  At $400, New Stadium's Top Seats Among Priciest  —  Tickets for the top seats at the Washington Nationals' new stadium will cost as much as $400 per game, among the highest prices in Major League Baseball, the team announced yesterday.

Ring up No. 500  —  Hoffman raises his own career saves record to landmark level  —  The bells just keep ringing and ringing and ringing.  —  At this point, only a fool would predict when they will stop.  —  Trevor Hoffman fastened another save onto his all-time record last night, raising the total to a tidy 500.

Now, Mets are hurting for wins and players  —  Chavez injures hamstring as depleted Mets drop three in a row for first time this season  —  The Mets could handle losing players as long as they won games.  But now that the defeats are starting to stack up as rapidly as the body count …